Chapter Twent-Seven

* Emma *

The bright ray of the sun hitting my eyes early in the morning is what wakes me from my deep slumber. I blink twice and rub my eyelids slowly while groaning at the memory of yesterday's activity which slowly replaying inside my head. I turn my head to glance beside me and realized that I am alone back in the room I occupy in the Langston Palace. I wonder where he is at this hour it must be past seven in the morning and he was with me the whole night.

I did not oversleep, we have taken the bed early after finishing our lovemaking beside the pool. Good thing no one arrived while we were doing it or he might have warned the Palace maids not to enter, even Asha seemed to have forgotten about me. It was obvious that he gave them a heads-up.

My cheeks turned pink from the embarrassment that I feel, but then I am aware of the warmth from the covers beside me. His warmth, which only means it is not long after he left. I bit my lips and feel the slight soreness in my body causing my h